Cardiovascular disease is a major, potentially preventable cause of maternal mortality, highlighting the need for education and intensive postpartum monitoring.
CVD contributes substantially to maternal mortality with many deaths preventable; leaves open whether targeted monitoring improves outcomes.
From 2002 to 2011, more than one fifth of maternal deaths in Illinois were attributed to cardiovascular disease such as cardiomyopathy. More than one fourth of these deaths were potentially preventable. Health care provider and patient factors were identified, which may be modifiable through education and intensive postpartum monitoring, which may diminish mortality. State maternal mortality reviews can identify opportunities for reducing maternal deaths.
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